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Monday, 7 November 2005



For more than ten years already, Switzerland's premier brass band have organised an autumn concert featuring both their A and B-Bands and a guest soloist.

The success of this year'92s edition was complete: on Monday October 31st, the 2005 World Champions and international euphonium soloist David Childs were greeted on stage by an extremely enthusiastic crowd of more than 1'92100 listeners.

The B-Band gave the first performance of the night with a short programme comprising, among other pieces, Rhapsody in Brass by Dean Goffin. Then the A-Band took their place, welcoming David Childs for a stunning interpretation of Pete Meechan'92s Three Stories, Three Worlds. David came back after a few other numbers by Brass Band 13 Etoiles, one of which was an extremely difficult but very pleasing test piece by Bertrand Moren, Dreams.

The second-half of the concert was based on '93lighter'94 music. David Childs gave the audience some more reasons to cheer with the very impressive Brilliante, by Peter Graham, and a beautiful interpretation of the traditional Irish air Carrickfergus, in an arrangement by Stephen Roberts. The soloist'92s encore was no other than the all-time classic Carnival of Venice, arranged by Alan Catherall. The concert finally ended on the massed bands playing The Entry of the Gladiators and Light Cavalry.

This autumn concert also saw Brass Band 13 Etoiles receive a special prize from the regional lottery '96 Loterie Romande - for their success at the World Championships last July.

Brass Band 13 Etoiles have a busy schedule in the next weeks. They will give another autumn concert in association with Brass Band Fribourg on Saturday November 5th and then, on November 26th and 27th, they will try to achieve a tenth victory at the Swiss Brass Band Championships. The contest takes place on a whole weekend in Montreux, and Brass Band 13 Etoiles have also been asked to appear in the Saturday-night gala concert.

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